The Battle of Petersburg in Virginia finally ends in the spring of 1865 after months of trench warfare.

The Battle of Nashville, a December 1864 clash in which Union forces under Gen. John Hood routed Gen. George Thomas' Confederates in Tennessee, is recalled.

The Battle of Gettysburg, the momentous three-day engagement in Pennsylvania in July 1863 that marked the turning point of the Civil War, is recalled.

Dec. 1862: Following the strategic Union win at Antietam, Federal forces clash with a massive Rebel army in the town of Fredericksburg, Virginia. In what will become the largest fight of the Civil War.

September 1862. Following a string of victories in Virginia, Confederate military genius General Robert E. Lee brings his Army north in a bold attempt to end the Civil War and win Southern Independence.

An examination of the most significant engagements of the 1861-65 War Between the States begins with the first Battle of Bull Run in Virginia on July 21, 1861.